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Unit5
Languages Around the World
Listening and Speaking
1
Warming up
1.全世界共有4000—8000种语言。
2.德国出版的《语言学及语言交际工具问题手册》提供了比较具体的数字：5561种。
3.其中汉语，英语，西班牙语，法语，俄语，阿拉伯语等是世界主要语言。
How many kinds of languages are there in the world
With the help of the landmarks in the photos, please tell the name of the country and its language(s).
CN Tower
Canada
English, French
Brandenburg Gate
Germany
German
Louvre Museum
France
French
Red Square
Russia
Russian
The Taj Mahal
India
Hindi, English; 22 major languages
the Royal Palace of Madrid
Spain
Spanish
3
While-Listening
Task 1
Listen to the speech.
Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.
Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN).
Chinese
_____
Russian
_____
Spanish
_____
Arabic
______
Korean
_____
French
______
English
_____
Japanese
_____
Stratergy: Learn to predict the answer.
1. What's the main idea of the passage
A. English is very useful.
B. Learning a foreign language is important.
C. There are many languages around the world.
2. How many languages are there in the world
A. Nearly 7,000. B. Nearly 6,000. C. It is unknown.
3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or
second language
A. Around 2.3 billion. B. Around 2.5 billion. C. Around 2.8 billion.
4. Why do people study foreign languages
A. Job chances. B. Family and friends. C. Both A and B.
5.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
A.It's very useful to learn one or more foreign languages
B.It's useless to learn foreign languages
C.We need to learn English
Circle Key Words
1. What's the main idea of the passage
A. English is very useful.
B. Learning a foreign language is important.
C. There are many languages around the world.
2. How many languages are there in the world
A. Nearly 7,000.
B. Nearly 6,000.
C. It is unknown.
3. How many billion people speak the UN'sofficial
languages as their native or second language
A. Around 2.3 billion.
B. Around 2.5 billion.
C. Around 2.8 billion.
4. Why do people study foreign languages
A. Job chances.
B. Family and friends.
C. Both A and B.
5.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
A.It's very useful to learn one or more foreign languages
B.It's useless to learn foreign languages
C.We need to learn English
To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn't English,it's Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible.There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. Some students, though, choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken.
Time to talk!
Discuss which language(s) you want to learn and why.
A: What language do you want to study
B: I really want to study ... I think that …
A: Why Do you want to go to … some day
B: Yes, I’d love to. Also, …
A: …
Homework
List the reasons why people study a foreign language in whole sentences (at least 5 reasons).
Preview Reading and Thinking on pages 62-63.
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